[Sci-tech-public] Fwd: Zones of Emergency Lecture - David Small and John Tirman - 3/10/08 7-9; Monday Night @ VAP

[Debbie Meinbresse]

>
>Monday, March 10, 2008
>7:00p–9:00p
>Location: 
><http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=N51-337&mapsearch=go>N51-337, 
>(Joan Jonas Performance Hall)
>
>ZONES OF EMERGENCY - lecture series
>David Small and John Tirman
>
>ZOE 
>Blog: 
><http://www.zonesofemergency.net/event-calendar/>http://www.zonesofemergency.net/event-calendar/
>Lecture Poster 
>Link: 
><http://web.mit.edu/vap/downloads/VAP_Mondays_Tirman.pdf>http://web.mit.edu/vap/downloads/VAP_Mondays_Tirman.pdf
>
>David Small completed his Ph.D. at the MIT Media 
>Laboratory in 1999, where his research focused 
>on the display and manipulation of complex 
>visual information. This was his third degree 
>from MIT. He began his studies of dynamic 
>typography in three dimensional landscapes as a 
>student of Muriel Cooper, founder of the Visible 
>Language Workshop and later joined the 
>Aesthetics and Computation Group under the 
>direction of John Maeda. His thesis, Rethinking 
>the Book, examined how digital media, in 
>particular the use of three-dimensional and 
>dynamic typography, will change the way 
>designers approach large bodies of information. 
>His work has been exhibited at the Museum of 
>Modern Art, Documenta 11, the Centre Pompidou, 
>and the Copper-Hewitt. He is the principal and founder of Small Design Firm.
>
>John Tirman is the Executive Director of MIT’s 
>Center for International Studies, where he is 
>the Principal Research Scientist. Previously, he 
>was Program Director at the Social Science 
>Research Council (2000-2004), a Fulbright Senior 
>Scholar in Cyprus (1999-2000), executive 
>director of the Winston Foundation for World 
>Peace (1986-1999), senior editor at the Union of 
>Concerned Scientists (1982-86), and a 
>researcher-reporter at Time magazine (1977-79).
>
>Tirman has served as a trustee of the Institute 
>for War & Peace Reporting, International Alert, 
>and the Foundation for National Progress, which 
>publishes Mother Jones. He is now U.S. chair of IWPR, a London-based NGO.
>
>His books include 100 Ways America is Screwing 
>Up the World (2006), Spoils of War: The Human 
>Cost of America’s Arms Trade (1997), and Making 
>the Money Sing: Private Wealth and Public Power 
>in the Search for Peace (2000). He is editor or 
>coeditor, and coauthor of several collected 
>volumes, including The Maze of Fear: Security & 
>Migration After 9/11 (2004); Terror, Insurgency, 
>and the State (2007); and Multilateralism Under 
>Challenge? Power, International Order, and 
>Structural Change (2006). At MIT, he has led 
>several research projects, mainly focusing on 
>the Persian Gulf, international migration, and 
>U.S. foreign policy. Additional interests 
>include international education and public 
>service.al migration, and U.S. foreign policy. 
>Additional interests include international 
>education and public service. A native of 
>Indiana who has lived in California and New York 
>as well, Tirman now resides with his wife, Nike 
>Zachmanoglou, and their daughter, Coco, in Massachusetts.
>
>Directions
>The Visual Arts Program at MIT is located at 265 
>Massachusetts Avenue (building N51) adjacent to 
>the MIT Museum. Enter through the grey door on 
>Front Street and take the elevator to the third 
>floor. Exit the elevator to your left and go 
>down the ramp. The Joan Jonas Performance Hall, 
>room N51-337, is located through the glass doors on the right.
>
>By Public Transportation
>Take the Red Line to Central Square. Walk four 
>blocks along Massachusetts Avenue towards Boston 
>and the Charles River. The Visual Arts Program 
>at MIT is located at 265 Massachusetts Avenue 
>(Building N51), adjacent to the MIT Museum. Or 
>take the #1 bus to the stop on Massachusetts 
>Avenue at Pacific Street, across from the MIT Museum.
>
>This event is presented in conjunction with 
>courses 4.381/4.366 : Intro to Online 
>Participatory Media: Zones of Emergency - 
>Networks, Tactics, Breakdown taught by Professor 
>Amber Frid-Jimenez and 4.370/4.371 : Research as 
>Artistic Practice: Module 1: Zones of Emergency: 
>The FEMA Trailer Project taught by professors Ute Meta Bauer & Jae Rhim Lee.
>
>Special thanks to
>This lecture series has been made possible with 
>a special grant by the Office of the Dean, School of Architecture and Planning
>
>MIT Visual Arts Program
>James Pollack
>Assistant to the Director
>
><mailto:vap at mit.edu>vap at mit.edu
>Direct line: (617) 253-5229
>Fax: (617) 253-3977
>265 Mass. Ave., Bldg. N51-328
>Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA
>
>further information and news
><http://web.mit.edu/vap/flash.html>http://web.mit.edu/vap/
>
>

Debbie Meinbresse
STS Program, MIT
617-452-2390
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